Israel says struck and dismantled 'strategic defense systems' in Iran
The Israeli military said Monday it had struck and dismantled Iranian defense systems deployed across several areas in the country.
"Recently, defense systems were deployed in numerous areas across Iran as part of the regime's efforts to restore its detection and defense capabilities, which were degraded during Operation Roaring Lion," the military said.
"The strike led to the dismantling of these systems," it said, adding that dozens of warplanes participated in the operation.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps later said they had targeted a petrochemical facility in Israel in retaliation for an attack on a similar site in southwestern Iran.
"The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in response to the aggression of the American-Zionist enemy against a petrochemical industry facility, targeted similar industrial facilities in Haifa with missile strikes a few moments ago," the Guards' official media outlet Sepah News said.
They also warned that Israel "has initiated a dangerous game, the scope of which will encompass all energy-related targets in the region", blaming the U.S. for any consequences for the global economy.
Source: Agence France Presse
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